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J. M. MARKHAM.

DEVICE FOR PREYENTING CATTLE FROM GORING.

. Patented Nov. 9, l1886.

UNITED` STATES PATENT EErcE.

JACKSON M. MARKHAM, OF VILLIAMSVILL,-MISSOUBL DEVICE FORPREVENTINGCATTLE: FROM GORING.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 352,337, dated November9, 1886.

` Application filed Scpteinber22,18`86. Serial No. 214,259. (No model.)

To aZZ whom it may concern:

Beit known that I, JACKSON M. MARKHAM, of Williamsville, in the countyof Wayne and State of Missouri, have invented certain new `and usefulImprovements in Devices for Preventing Cattle from Gering; and I dohereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, which will enable others skilled in theart to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being hadto the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference markedthereon, which form part of this specification.

My invention has relation to a device for preventing cattle from gering,and has for its object to furnish such a device which will be simple inconstruction, cheap in cost, and effective in preventing cattle fromindulging in the vicious and dangerous habit of butting and gering, asbefore stated.

It consists in certain details of construction and combinations of partswhich are fully described, an'd specically pointed out in the claimshereto appended;

Referring to the accompanying drawings,4

Figure l is a perspective view of an'animal with the device shownattached to the horns. Fig. 2 is an enlarged detail view of the deviceattached on a horn. Fig. 3 is a detail sectional view of the spring-tip.Fig. 4 is a detail view of oneof the guide plates or lugs, and Fig. 5 isa detail sectional view of the same, showing grooves therein in which anattaching-wire is placed.

Like letters of reference mark the same parts in all the figures.

Referring to the drawings by letters, A is the tip or guard for thehorn, which consists of the socket or casing B, having thecircumferential top iiange, a, the slots b on each side thereof, and thecoiled spring C, secu red therein, as shown in Fig. 3.

D is asolid metal plug fitting loosely within the socket B, and providedwith the tapering screw-threaded opening, into which the end or tip ofthe horn is secured.

E E are two screws entering through the slots b b and into plug D,thereby securing the socket B and plug C together.

F is a suitable wire barb or metal rod, se-

cured -at one end in the flange c, guided and supported by the plates orguides G, secured to the horns, and terminating in close proximity tothe forehead or head of the animal.

The guides G G consist each of a curved base-plate, e, conforming to thecurvature of the horn, and pre vided with the teeth e', which penetratethe horn, the circumferential grooves e e, and the lugf, provided witheye g. The said guides are of different sizes, as shown, to correspondwith the diameter and curvature of the horn, and fastened at properintervals along the horn bythe penetrating-teeth e, and

additionally secured thereto bywires seated in the grooves e e andfastened around the horn.

The operation of my invention may be described as follows: The devicebeing secured on each horn, as shown in Fig. 2, should the i animalattempt to gore or strike its horns against any object or obstruction,the socket is forced inward, causing the wire to be guided and pushedlback into the flesh at the base of the horns. Vhen the pressure isremoved, the normal tendency of the spring causes the socket to resumeits original position, thereby retracting the barb. Thus the animal issoon taught that the only way to avoid the disagreeable and annoyingpricking sensation is to desist fromthe habit of butting or gering.

It is obvious that any suitable equivalent Wire-guiding devices may beattached to the horn; or the exact construction of the tip may bealtered Without departing from the spirit of my invention. f

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent of the United States, is-

l. The combination of the socket and spring with the wire barb securedat one end to said socket and the guiding-plates for said wire barb, allarranged as described.

2. rlhe combination of the socket having an external circumferentialiiange, and slots on v IOO external circumferential flange, and theslots In testimony that I claim the foregoing as on each sidelhereof,the spring secured within, my own I affix my signature in presence oftwo Io the plug, the screws entering said plug, the Witnesses. Wirebarb, the guiding-plates having teeth on 5 their bottoms, and grooves,as shown, the lugs having eyes therein and wires forlattaching saidYplates to the horn of an animal, as set forth.

JACKSON M. MARKHAM.

Vitnesses:

0. E. DUFFY, C. M. WERLE,

